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Eben Hill wrote in message ... (...) all (...) I have more than 150 sets, and most of them are from 1997 and before. I have no problems with my pre 1997 sets. But 6332 from 1997 Town Jr. line came with an extra diagonal window frame instead of a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36C01F00.880A33F5@v...er.net>... (...) I know that well. My inbox full of with messages from Gary, answering my questions, that arized here or there, in a way that very nice, kind, and patient, rangng from (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ? Gee, I wonder if you loose points in this game for designing your theme park around products your company no longer actually sells... :> Scott (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I can think of several sets that I have that could bring huge prices if I wanted to sell. I'd be THRILLED if TLG rereleased them either as exact copies or like what they did with 2150. I'd much rather have 50 6071's than 3 or 20 6086's than 2. (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I wish I knew more about the CPI (Consumer Price Index) or whatever it is that tracks inflation across industries. It's interesting that gasoline prices in the U.S. are less today than they were 15 years ago, while the prices of breakfast (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) From the pictures I've seen, it looks like the right arm is movable, but not anything else. Sort of like the horses, but sillier. J (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(URL) own summaries from the article: LEGOLAND: Design, build, and run a theme park with rides and attractions from the sets, including Western, Adventurers and Castle. For PC LEGO Racers: Design a race car and driver and drive on 5 tracks. For PC, (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Is $40 a good price for Technic #8456 Fiber Optic Multi Set? (URL) I have an opportunity to get some unopened boxes at this price, but I don't know if this is a good enough deal to get two. Ben G. (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Seconded. I want a 6375 Grey Castle, or twenty. :) Jasper (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Same in the Dutch catalogue. Apparently, they spend most of their time battling the elements - or in the case of City, trying not to run into walls (!) - But once a year, they meet in the Millennium Dome (well, some dome, anyway :) ), and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Necessary, definitely! Could you imagine life without it? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Well, in Sweden, the inflation of the last 20 years has been more like 250%, so if it was here, it would _really_ be a price cut! I often use the price of a package of cigarettes as a measure of the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> If the set were old enough, it might make a difference if you were talking Cellulose Acetate versus ABS plastic. I bought a set #717 (Junior Constructor) from circa 1963 on EBAY recently. I was surprised to find that besides the pieces (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Peter Eio, the LEGO (US) President in Enfield has a real nice secretary, who will be happy to forward any documents to him. Gary Istok (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well as someone who has a lot of older sets, I wouldn't be upset if they reissued some of the older sets. When you think of the thousands of sets that were produced since 1958, they aren't going to reissue more than a few anyway. It would (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Looks like it doesn't have any movable joints or anything. I do see a crease but every pic I see has it locked in the exact same position. Hmmm. More Town Juniorization at work. It could have been really neat to see this thing with at least jointed (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Terry K wrote in message <36c12553.4089134@lu...et.com>... (...) <tim##NO_SPAM##@ams.co.nz> (...) see (...) Sorry Should have stuck a comma in there, Its a toyworld store in a suburb called Takapuna. (...) jokes! (...) They span two pages, the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) The 40% inflation is actually low. A 3.5% annual rate of inflation would cause a doubling of the price over 20 years. Considering the last 20 years includes 1979,80,81 with double digit inflation rates, I'm (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If the collector issue is a concern to TLG they could just release _Classic Space 2000_ or whatever with the same exact sets (or alterations as you've suggested) and the box would note the difference. I think that what that would do to the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Is that relevant for selling old sets? How many of the sets on auction really have the original pieces - as opposed to the bricks having been mixed with bricks from other sets, and the seller has then picked out the appropriate kind of brick? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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